LA protests live updates: US Marines land in Los Angeles to join National Guard

Accounts associated with extremist groups are also sharing detailed information about protest organizers, including names and where they work, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Protests in more than 2,000 cities are scheduled to take place Saturday.

“Shoot a couple, the rest will go home,” one meme circulating on a Proud Boys Telegram channel said.

The Delaney Hall detention center went into lockdown on Thursday night after a large number of law enforcement officials responded to a disturbance report, attorneys with clients at the facility told the paper. The unrest stemmed from concerns about the punctuality and quality of meals, attorneys and relatives of detainees said.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has reacted to the news that the Trump administration is sharing Medicaid recipient date with the Department of Homeland Security to facilitate deportations.

The governor wrote on X: “The latest move by the Trump administration to share personal information of Medicaid recipients with @DHSgov should deeply concern everyone.”

He adds: “Targeting families for their immigration status is a dangerous breach and we’re exploring all avenues to protect their information.”

Here’s more on the administration’s latest move:

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey warned in a press conference Thursday that if any protesters “throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun,” they will be killed.

Madeline Sherratt reports.

Major General Scott Sherman told reporters that none of the troops under his command are there to detain people.

“As of today, we have had no soldier or Marine detain anyone. They have watched federal law enforcement arrest personnel as they were protecting. They have not had to detain any one at this point,” he said.

Describing how the Marines are equipped, he said: “You know, so all military members are mobilized with their assigned weapon. They have standard crowd control gear, which includes a helmet, their face shield, a shield, baton, and gas mask … that’s for crowd control to make sure they’re guarding the facility.”

“[ICE] said that they’re looking for criminals, but in reality, they’re the criminals,” Elzon Lemus, a 23-year-old from Brentwood, told reporters during a Thursday press conference.

Lemus, an electrician, was riding in the passenger seat of a car on his way to work when ICE agents stopped the vehicle in Westbury, New York.

Graig Graziosi has the details.